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Summary: A Must Have!
Review: This is a wonderful book full of great advice on parenting your baby or toddler. These methods of highly responsive parenting result in a happy baby and therefore a happy mommy & daddy. This is definitely the best baby book we have. Dr. Sears is a expert who knows what he's talking about and offers PRACTICAL solutions to real-life situations. Highly recommended.
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Summary: parents are a childs best teachers and protectors
Review: if you believe that money can buy happiness and security for your family you may not like this book. it is about truly bonding with your child from the start and recognizing and accepting the responsibility parents have to their children. a lot of Americans work hard to earn money to provide STUFF for their children. this book is about providing the things that money can not buy. the stuff that matters. love,affection, security, nutrition, knowledge, confidence and more... this is a great reference book and a great philosophy for parents and anyone who cares for children.
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Summary: a must have book!
Review: I loved this book. My sister gave it to me when I was pregnant with my first, and I've used it with all my babies. I like their approach to parenting. Especially the idea that a mother's needs are not pitted against a babies needs. A baby is not out to manipulate the parents and ruin their lives. Babies have needs!!We have slept with all our babies, have never let them cry it out and never had to train them to sleep. Our older kids sleep through the night fine and are independent kids. I give this book as a gift to all my pregnant friends. kate ps One friend of mine with 8 kids said she liked the book and learned some new things too!!
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Summary: Great Midnight reference
Review: I have handful of infant books and this is an excellent resource, when stressed by new baby's behavior in middle of night. I referred to it most in the first 6 months of my son's life, at his first ear ache, at our difficulties with new nursing positions, at his first cold. It is excellent in its medical information. Again this morning, I opened it when my normally ravenous 10+ month old, decided to go on a solid food strike. Again Sears team to the rescue. Great tips on refocusing infant with simple suggestions. I did not find the Sears bedding (or some behavioral) suggestions appropriate for our family. The Sears advocate the family bed for young nursing babies, and we found our nursing infant to do very well in his crib, from night one. In my opinion, other books are better for some behavioral information, such as YOur Baby & Child by P.Leach & "The New First Three Years of Life" by B. White.
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Summary: The Baby Bible
Review: Simply put, this is the baby information book to have. It covers birth to age 2 and I have never found it's equal. It has saved me from calling my doctor with the tons of "is my baby ok because he ....." questions I had. It tells you when you should and shouldn't call, how to know if a cold is serious or just a inconvience, and has really given me more confidence as a mom. I used this for both of my children and now I give this to all my friends when they have babies. Give it a try. You will be happy you did!
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Summary: Sears Lack Solid Evidence for Their Approach
Review: Attachment parenting, advocated by the Sears, is a personal philosophy. It is not a scientifically proven superior way to raise children. The major flaw of this book is the lack of evidence in two areas (1) the long-term advantages of attachment parenting, and (2) the superiority of parenting styles in traditional cultures. Parents may be misled if they believe their children will be happier later in life, or that they will cry less if they use this technique. Worse, they may feel misled in 15-20 years when their child develops depression or fails to graduate from high school. As a researcher trained to evaluate medical studies, I look carefully at any advice that starts with "Studies show..." Does attachment parenting reduce the probability of developing depression later in life? In fact, we do not fully know for sure what causes most mental illnesses, criminal behavior, or even colic. It is true that a child abused or neglected child may have a higher probability of having emotional problems later in life --- but there is a big difference between neglect and putting your baby in a crib or stroller. My field is not child development, but judging by the number of books on babies we need more research on how different parenting styles in loving, two-parent homes affect children (schedule vs. no schedule etc). But this is difficult. One of the reasons is that it is hard to do really good research on babies or to 'randomize' babies to one intervention or another, and there are so many factors involved. The second weakness of this book is that, like many baby books (see also 'The Happiest Baby on the Block),' it portrays childrearing in other countries as being more natural, without backing up this claim. Are mothers in more 'traditional' cultures more connected to their babies? Would women in more traditional cultures choose attachment parenting if they had a choice? What if attachment parenting is necessary for survival in developing countries, or a result of very different work and home lives? I grew up in a developing country. Among people living in traditional villages or in poverty in the cities, many children die of disease, something we should not forget. In many cases, women have to carry their babies around because they must work in manual jobs (like construction, or agriculture) to have enough to eat, and they cannot afford childcare, or there may be no reliable childcare. As soon as babies can walk they often help their parents do their jobs like carrying bricks or water. If they can afford to not work outside the home, maybe women stay close to their children because they do not have baby-proof homes (cooking over a fire is pretty dangerous). Maybe they sleep with babies because the family can only afford one bed, or because this is the only way to keep warm. I do know that in India, wealthier people often employ ayahs (nannies) to care for their children. Finally, in many 'traditional' cultures, babies and children are much more routinely punished for crying with physical abuse. Traditional is not always better. Read this book if you think it sounds like the way you want to raise your children, but not because it is an authority or a proven or only way to raise babies.
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Summary: Uneven, some very odd and autocratic thinking
Review: While some of the suggestions in this book are helpful, the Sears philosophy seems to be one autocracy, "Do it THIS way and no other is valid." This is despite the claim that parenting each child is a unique and individual experience. Strange, then, that Sears believes that his steps are the only that can fully meet the needs of a child. Here's a radical idea for parents, don't be an "Attached Parent" (AP), or an (insert descriptor here) parent, simply be a parent who parents your child in a way that allows your family to function happily, healthfully and in the best way possible.
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Summary: Different perspective
Review: I think overall this book covers most part of the baby life. However it does not cover tropical climate. It is really humid and hot and babies are given bath twice daily in lukewarm water bath or just plain room temperature. The book stress on breastfeed, I think it is a good advice but for a person like myself where I am not able to give birth but adoption is more of a logical solution, I feel that I am depriving my baby of this "brain food" so to speak. It makes me feel guilty as I am not able to breastfeed. Yes in Asia we do swaddle our babies and carry them. It makes them feel secure and they will eventually outgrow the stage, venture and explore and make friends. So dont worry that you are spoiling your babies by carrying them around. As for the fomula preparation, where refridgeration is not always an affordable option to everyone in the third world country... we mix the formula when the baby needs it by mixing small amount of hot water and cold water (which has been boiled and cool down) to make it lukewarm and mix the formula in. Besides we dont have to spend on extra money buying extra 6 or so bottles and its fresh all the time. I think putting in the fridge and then warm it up takes a longer time than just mixing it when the baby needs it. I learned some tips and pointers from this book and the format is easy to understand. It also stress on showing and letting the baby knows that you care instead of trying to let the baby be independent before their time. If you are a first time parent I do recommend this book.
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Summary: the baby book
Review: hello shoppers i've got to say this is the best book that i've bought. it answered all my questions. i'm so green at this baby thing and needed some help. there are people around to help me sometimes. but who want to always ask for advice, i don't. and to make matters worse i'm 34yrs.old and about to have my first baby. i grew up in a house filled with kids and now i was lost.i couldn't pull stuff from my memory. i'm not a computer. but i needed help before the baby got here. so i went shopping and read all editorails and this was the best one for me. IT'S BY A MEDICAL DOCTOR AND HIS WIFE A REGISTERED NURSE. these people should know what they're talking about shes given birth 7 times adopted 1.it's all in the book there's a saying that"there's noinstruction book on babies well this is close enough for me.
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Summary: One of the best AP Books Out there
Review: If you are interested in raising your child in a caring, attached way, then the Baby Book is for you! The users who have posted negative reviews obviously don't believe in Attachment Parenting, and that's okay! But there are plenty of us who DO stay at home with our children, who DO plan to let our child naturally self-wean, who DO plan to wear out children and who DO share a family bed. What people need to know from this book is that's NOT what Attachment Parenting is all about. Attachment Parenting is following your instincts as a parent and doing what is right for your child. I highly recommend this book to anyone who might be considering following some of the steps listed above.
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